WA Railway Employees lost in war

Rail Heritage WA honours all who have served in war to defend our country and our values. We have worked to identify WA railway employees who enlisted in wars, and particularly those who died as a result of their service.

For example, in the first World War WA railwaymen responded as willingly as other citizens, and over the next four years a total of 2184 men were given leave to enlist. Unfortunately, 346 of these men lost their lives as a result.

Information on these men from both government and private railways has been researched by Rail Heritage WA volunteers.

489 records found. Showing 201–225.

Railway employees lost in war
NameDesignationBranchMilitary unitEmployerDate of deathPlace of deathPDF
Hartnell, William PerrymanCar BuilderCMENo. 4 Service Flying Training SchoolsWestern Australian Government Railways7 November 1942Geraldton, WA Open PDF
Hasluck, Lewis NormanBelt & shaft attendantCME2/6 Field Park CompanyWestern Australian Government Railways6 April 1944Borneo Open PDF
Heasman, FrederickRepairerWay and Works13th Australian Machine Gun CompanyWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways26 September 1917Belgium Open PDF
Heath, George HenryCheckerTraffic2/28th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways9 September 1943New Guinea Open PDF
Hellmrich, John MathesonApprentice Carriage and Wagon BuilderLocomotive51st Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways4 April 1917France Open PDF
Hemingway, HerbertPorterTraffic11th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways1 August 1915Turkey Open PDF
Herrington, AlbertHead ShunterTraffic28th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways3 November 1916France Open PDF
Herron, RichardGuardTraffic28th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways29 July 1916France Open PDF
Hickling, William FrancisCleanerLocomotiveHMAS MatafeleWestern Australian Government Railways24 June 1944Coral Sea, Pacific Islands Open PDF
Hill, Alexander McPhersonFiremanLocomotive10th Australian Light Horse.Western Australian Government Railways & Tramways29 August 1915Turkey Open PDF
Hill, Leslie RolandCleanerLocomotive11th Australian Infantry Battalion.Western Australian Government Railways & Tramways30 May 1916France Open PDF
Hill, Rowland JosephLabourerWay and Works51st Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways14 August 1916France Open PDF
Hoare, William CunninghamAssistant Station MasterTraffic12th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways20 May 1915Egypt Open PDF
Hoban, Kintore AlbanyPorterTraffic32nd Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways24 November 1916France Open PDF
Hobson, Roy NapoleonJunior PorterTraffic44th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways5 April 1918France Open PDF
Hodgson, HaroldCar BuilderLocomotiveA.S.C. Details.Western Australian Government Railways & Tramways5 February 1919England Open PDF
Holbrook, Thomas CharlesCarpenterWay and Works48th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways19 May 1918France Open PDF
Hopkinson, William ArthurClerkTrafficNo.107 Squadron (RAF)Western Australian Government Railways8 November 1941Greece Open PDF
Hore, Fred MalcolmCleanerLocomotive48th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways31 December 1918At sea Open PDF
Horner, Ernest WilliamWood MachinistLocomotive44th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways16 February 1917France Open PDF
Howard, Edgar JosephTicket ExaminerTraffic2/4th Machine Gun BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways1 July 1943Thailand Open PDF
Humphries, WilliamLabourerCivil28th Australian Infantry BattalionMidland Railway Company of Western Australia Ltd3 November 1916France Open PDF
Hunter, William GordonCleanerLocomotive51st Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways15 July 1917Belgium Open PDF
Hurlston, Arthur GeorgeFiremanLocomotive48th Australian Infantry BattalionWestern Australian Government Railways & Tramways7 August 1916France Open PDF
Hurlston, George HenryFiremanLocomotive11th Australian Infantry BattalionMidland Railway Company of Western Australia Ltd20 May 1915Turkey Open PDF